Senior Cyber Security Analyst

Dun & Bradstreet India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Dun & Bradstreet India is seeking an experienced security incident response lead to rapidly identify, contain, and remediate threats. You will own complex investigations, develop scalable playbooks, and mentor junior analysts.

The role requires eight-plus years in IR/SECOPS, strong analysis skills, cloud and log-analytics experience, and excellent communication for senior leadership. On-call rotation is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related field.
• Minimum of eight years of experience in incident response or security operations.
• SANS/GIAC certification (GCIH, GREM, GCFA preferred).
• Hands-on experience with SIEM and EDR tools.
• Cloud platforms experience (Azure, AWS, GCP, AliCloud).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-fidelity alert investigations, performing deep technical analysis to rapidly identify, contain, and remediate threats.
• Own complex incident investigations, driving technically precise conclusions and elevating the organization's detection and response maturity.
• Create and refine technical playbooks, documentation, and response guides to ensure clarity and consistency.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and coaching to less experienced analysts.
• Serve as the escalation point for critical and ambiguous cases.

Skills

Incident response

Threat analysis

Security operations

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership mindset

Communication

Problem solving

On-call experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

CrowdStrike

Carbon Black

Job description

• Lead high-fidelity alert investigations, performing deep technical analysis to rapidly identify, contain, and remediate threats
• Own complex incident investigations, driving technically precise conclusions and elevating the organization's detection and response maturity. Champion process development by identifying gaps, designing scalable workflows, and implementing improvements that strengthen the incident response program
• Create and refine technical playbooks, documentation, and response guides to ensure clarity, consistency, and operational excellence across the program
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and coaching to less experienced analysts to support skill development and operational readiness
• Serve as the escalation point for critical and ambiguous cases, applying advanced threat analysis and sound judgment under pressure
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve incidents holistically and drive organization wide security improvements
• Apply analytical and technical expertise to continuously enhance security operations processes, workflows, and response capabilities
• Contribute to the evolution of the detection landscape by partnering with technical stakeholders to improve log ingestion, alert logic, and signal quality
• Assess and mitigate AI-related security risks, including model misuse, prompt injection, data leakage, and emerging automation attack vectors
• Participate in an on-call rotation, responding to high-severity incidents as a subject matter expert.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Minimum of eight years of experience in incident response, security operations, or a related field.
• At least one SANS/GIAC certification, with GCIH, GREM, or GCFA preferred.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms, including Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel.
• Hands-on experience with EDR tools, including CrowdStrike and Carbon Black.
• Experience working in cloud environments, including Azure, AWS, GCP, and AliCloud.
• Proficiency in network log analysis, including NetFlow and PCAP files. Deep working knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework and its application to threat detection and response
• Strong understanding of malware behavior, exploitation techniques, and Windows, Linux, and macOS internals
• Experience conducting malicious binary analysis across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings clearly to peers and senior leadership
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Show an ownership mindset in everything you do; be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action, be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success.
• Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholders, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs.
• Where applicable, fluency in English and languages relevant to the working market.